Sign-in Help

Health & safety

View Risk & Compliance by content type:

Practice notes
Precedents
Q&As

Featured Risk & Compliance content

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

You may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular business relationships or transactions which you determine...

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

Dawn raid—who can raid my organisation and why?

The UK Government has legislated to permit a number of UK authorities to obtain search warrants to 'raid' a business premises. The potential for a...

Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 9th Nov
Practice notes

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...
Read More >
9th Nov
tag iconIn-house
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil;...
Read More >
9th Nov
Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
Read More >
9th Nov
tag iconIn-house
Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
Read More >
9th Nov
tag iconIn-house
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
Read More >
9th Nov
tag iconBrexit
Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
Read More >
9th Nov
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—nominated officer

This Practice Note sets out when organisations must appoint a nominated officer, the duties of the nominated officer and practical steps nominated...
Read More >
9th Nov
tag iconIn-house

Most recent Health & safety content

Precedents

Policy—homeworking

1Introduction1.1The decision as to whether to allow partial or full-time homeworking in relation to any given role rests with management, both in...
Read More >
5th Dec
tag iconCOVID-19 tag iconIn-house
Precedents

Policy—health and safety

1Introduction1.1This policy sets out an overview of the Company’s arrangements for ensuring we meet our health and safety obligations to our staff and...
Read More >
5th Dec
tag iconCOVID-19
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment

Government guidance for England is that office workers who can work from home should work from home. This applies both during the period of national...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Melanie O'Brien of DG Legal 4th Dec
tag iconCOVID-19
Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety—policy schedule—offices and contact centres

STOP PRESS (2/12/20): The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/1374 made on 30 November and...
Read More >
2nd Dec
tag iconCOVID-19
Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safety

STOP PRESS (2/12/20): The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/1374 made on 30 November and...
Read More >
2nd Dec
tag iconCOVID-19
Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan—offices

1IntroductionThis coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan records our plans and procedures for action in the event of an outbreak of...
Read More >
30th Nov
tag iconCOVID-19
Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace risk assessment and plan—offices

1Introduction1.1This risk assessment and plan outlines the health and safety risks we have identified in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and...
Read More >
30th Nov
tag iconCOVID-19
Q&As

Is coronavirus (COVID-19) a reportable disease under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)?

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), SI 2013/1471 sets out a scheme by which various deaths, injuries...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala of Matrix Chambers 28th Nov
tag iconCOVID-19
Practice notes

Accidents caused by manual handling

Post 1 October 2013On 1 October 2013, section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA 2013) came into force. For workplace accidents...
Read More >
25th Nov
Q&As

Should I review my workplace first aid arrangements in the light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?

This Q&A considers whether employers should review their workplace first aid arrangements in the light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It...
Read More >
29th Sep
tag iconCOVID-19
Q&As

Is there a maximum temperature for a working environment?

Is there a maximum temperature for a working environment?The short answer is no. There’s no law setting out a maximum working temperature, or...
Read More >
29th Sep
Q&As

Is there a legal requirement for an organisation’s health and safety policy to state who is responsible for achieving the policy, eg the Chief Executive Officer?

Under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSW Regs...
Read More >
28th Sep
Precedents

Health and safety policy review record

Date of reviewOutcome of reviewCorrective actionResponsibilityTimesc...
Read More >
27th Sep
Precedents

Health and safety priority action list

As a result of our risk assessment, we have decided to prioritise some more urgent actions and these are docu...
Read More >
27th Sep
Precedents

First aid procedure—flowchart

This flowchart shows our procedures for deal

Read More >
27th Sep
Practice notes

Dealing with the Health and Safety Executive

What is the Health and Safety Executive? The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national regulator for work-related health, safety and welfare....
Read More >
26th Sep
Precedents

Lone worker risk assessment

GeneralTask being undertaken/Working arrangement[Insert details, eg Fee earner working full time from home]Date of assessment[Insert date]Review...
Read More >
26th Sep
Precedents

Policy—lone working

1Introduction1.1Both individual staff members who work alone and their managers have a duty to assess and reduce the risks lone working presents. This...
Read More >
26th Sep
tag iconCOVID-19
Precedents

Manual handling risk assessment

GeneralName of employee[insert name]Handling operations examined[insert, eg collecting and delivering DX, boxing up files for storage]Job titles...
Read More >
26th Sep
Precedents

Manual handling policy

1Purpose and responsibility1.1Manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace.1.2Injuries caused in this way can often...
Read More >
26th Sep

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representationFraud by false representation applies to a broader range of conduct than the offences under the preceding legislation (the Theft Act 1968 (TA 1968)). No gain or loss need actually be made, and no deception need operate on the mind of the deceived for the Fraud Act 2006

LEXISNEXIS

Title guarantee and covenants for title

On the disposition of a property (whether by way of conveyance, transfer or charge), the party making the disposition will normally provide a title guarantee which implies standard form covenants for title. A landlord may give a title guarantee when granting a lease, but this is rare in practice.

LEXISNEXIS

Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’) burden where the onus is on that party to prove a fact or issue in a case to the required standard of proof.The legal burden is generally on the

LEXISNEXIS

Notice of acting

Case number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of actingBetween[insert petitioner name]Petitionerand[insert respondent name]RespondentTake notice that we [insert name of firm] have been appointed to act as the